Econ Journal Watch is a triannual peer-reviewed

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 electronic journal

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 established in 2004. It is published by the Atlas Economic Research Foundation

Atlas Economic Research Foundation

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 (an organization of free market think tank

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s) on behalf of the American Institute for Economic Research

American Institute for Economic Research

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. According its website, the journal publishes comments on articles appearing in other economics journals, essays, reflections, investigations, and classic critiques. The editor-in-chief is Daniel B. Klein

Daniel B. Klein

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Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index

Social Sciences Citation Index

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, Current Contents

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/Social & Behavioral Sciences, EconLit

EconLit

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, Journal of Economic Literature

Journal of Economic Literature

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, and Research Papers in Economics

Research Papers in Economics

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. According to the Journal Citation Reports

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, the journal has a 2010 impact factor

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